turnaround

American  

[turn-uh-round] / ˈtɜrn əˌraʊnd /

noun

1. the total time consumed in the round trip of a ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc.

2. turnabout.

3. change of allegiance, opinion, mood, policy, etc.

4. a place or area having sufficient room for a vehicle to turn around.

5. the time required between receiving and finishing or processing work or materials.

6. Commerce.

   1. a reversal, as in business sales, especially from loss to profit.

   2. the time between the making of an investment and receiving a return.

7. Aviation. the elapsed time between an aircraft's arrival at an airfield terminal and its departure.

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turnaround British  

/ ˈtɜːnəˌraʊnd /

noun

1. 1. the act or process in which a ship, aircraft, etc, unloads passengers and freight at the end of a trip and reloads for the next trip

   2. the time taken for this

2. the total time taken by a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle in a round trip

3. a complete reversal of a situation or set of circumstances

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Etymology

Origin of turnaround

First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase turn around

Example Sentences

The group, with around 110,000 staff worldwide, is hoping for a turnaround through its cost savings, targeting in particular its historic site in Ludwigshafen, the largest chemical complex in the world.

From Barron's

“While this may raise hopes about the pace of the turnaround, we would caution that it is based on only one quarter of evidence,” the analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It was a missed opportunity for us,” says Schulman, who has been steering a turnaround at Burberry.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Anthropic presentation Tuesday morning brought a turnaround.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The dramatic underperformance in 2024 has led to a serious negative cashflow situation which needs urgent turnaround,” Wyatt said in a written presentation to the club’s board of directors that September.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• U-turn
• turnabout